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Do you want to work for a caring organisation that believes in people? Do you want to make a difference? As a Recovery Coordinator with Change Grow Live, you’ll work with people who use our services, helping them get to where they want to be.

We are seeking a proactive and motivated professional to represent our service within ward tasking meetings and multi-agency partnership forums, working closely with key stakeholders to identify and support individuals most at risk of harm, exploitation, and offending behaviour. This is a dynamic and collaborative role, requiring excellent communication skills and the ability to work confidently alongside partner agencies including Police, Local Authority teams, housing providers, probation, health services, and community safety networks. You will play a key part in developing coordinated approaches to reduce harm, improve community safety, and support individuals towards positive change.

The successful candidate will be confident working in partnership settings, able to build strong professional relationships, and committed to improving outcomes for vulnerable individuals. You will have experience of multi-agency working, safeguarding, and supporting people with complex needs, including substance misuse, mental health challenges, homelessness, and offending histories. This is an excellent opportunity to make a real impact through joint working, early intervention, and coordinated care planning that improves safety for individuals and communities.

Responsibilities

• Act as the main coordinator providing comprehensive assessments.
• Deliver an assertive outreach approach across the city, meeting individuals where they feel most comfortable (community settings, housing locations, street-based outreach, local venues, and partner sites).
• Carry out comprehensive service user assessments, including mapping of community resources and develop individual care plans that clearly identify how achieving each goal will enable progression in addressing offending/substance use and re/integrating into the community.
• Identify individuals affected by substance misuse who are contributing to or experiencing anti-social behaviour, neighbourhood nuisance, and community harm.
• Work as part of a team to identify people who have a history of substance misuse and reoffending resulting in custodial sentences and build trusted relationships with individuals who may be resistant to services, using a trauma-informed and non-judgemental approach.
• Support information sharing and shared processes between all relevant partners to affect a safe, seamless and successful resettlement plan from prison.
• Work with local community services and/or prison establishment to ensure the provision of Naloxone and overdose prevention information is provided at the point of release.
• Act as the service representative within ward tasking meetings and multi-agency forums to identify and prioritise individuals most at risk of harm, exploitation, or offending behaviour.
• Work collaboratively with partner agencies including Police, Local Authority, housing providers, health services, and community safety teams to share relevant information, contribute to risk management discussions, and support coordinated interventions.
• Liaise with the criminal justice team to ensure effective continuity of care including ReNew’s Integrated Offender Manager, Alcohol treatment requirements and Drug rehabilitation requirements and Women’s Engagement Worker.

About You

• Knowledge of the criminal justice system.
• Experience of working within a prison setting.
• Knowledge of anti-social behaviour legislation.
• Experience of working within substance misuse services.
• Experience of working with people who have offending backgrounds including Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements.

What we will give to you:

• 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays. Additionally, you'll receive one extra day of annual leave for each year of service during your first five years, therefore you will enjoy 30 days of leave after five years with us.
• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Several benefits including discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
• A friendly and supportive team.
• Training, career development & progression opportunities.
• Generous Refer-a-Friend Scheme.

Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.

Direct applications only — we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy. Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time-limited visas, unfortunately, we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Salary Range (pro rata if part time)

CGL points 23 to 28 (£27,861.26 - £32,002.35)

Interview Date

16/6/2026

Closing Date

29/5/2026

If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:

Louise Chester | Louise.Chester@cgl.org.uk

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.